Hiroshi Ishiodori
Director
Needless (2009)
Season 1
Adam Blade is a "Needless", a person possessing amazing mutant abilities. To restore peace to a war ravaged Japan, he and his friends fight against a evil research group called Simeon.
Released July 2, 2009
Episode 24 min
14+
Genres: Action, Adventure, Animation, Anime, Anime: Ecchi, Anime: Seinen, Comedy, Science Fiction
Keywords: tmdb.anime, imdb.fanservice, imdb.one-word-series-title, imdb.post-apocalypse, imdb.supernatural-power, imdb.priest, mdblist.ext.2k-blu-ray + 3 more, imdb.teenager, imdb.anime-animation, mdblist.anime-dub
Production Companies: Madhouse
Network: Tokyo MX
S1E1 - Adam Blade
Cruz Schild, the last survivor of the resistance against Simeon is attacked by a Testament only to be saved by a very unusual priest named Adam Blade. After taking Cruz back to his church Cruz is unofficially taken in by Adam and his friends Eve Neuschwanstein and Gido
July 2, 2009, midnight
S1E2 - Eve Neuschwanstein
Whilst out shopping Eve and Cruz are attacked by one of Simeon's most dangerous Needless. At first the battle seems hopeless but Eve is far more powerful than she looks and once she learns the secret of her opponent’s seemingly endless abilities she quickly turns the tide of the battle.
July 9, 2009, midnight
S1E3 - Teruyama Momiji
Adam is attacked by a Needless called Teruyama Momiji who is seeking revenge for the murder of his friends and family. After a heated battle it emerges that Momiji has the wrong Adam, in fact the man he wants is Adam Arclight. As such he quickly joins forces with the group from the church.
July 16, 2009, midnight
S1E4 - Iron Mountain
Adam and the others receive information from a mysterious character called Disk who instructs them to head to Iron Mountain. On the way they encounter a scared young girl called Mio who ends up tagging along. When they finally meet Disk they are surprised to find a young female cyborg rather than the decrepit old man they expected.
July 23, 2009, midnight
S1E5 - Simeon Girls Force
Disk explains that Adam is a failed attempt at cloning the 'Second' and that that is the reason that Simeon is so interested in him. However, before they can continue there discussion they are attacked by the Simeon Girl's Force. During the battle Mio reveals her true colours and Eve is kidnapped.
July 30, 2009, midnight
S1E6 - Goldilocks
Eve manages to escape from the Simeon Girl's Force to the nearby 'Governor's Mansion', a pre-war building protected by an advanced security system called Goldilocks. Meanwhile, the rest of the group, now accompanied by Disk decide to regroup at the church.
Aug. 6, 2009, midnight
S1E7 - Adam Arclight
Adam accompanied by the rest of the group heads off to rescue Eve from Simeon Headquarters. They arrive just as a huge crowd gathers for the opening of the new building. However, when Adam Arclight shows himself a small group of needless associated with the resistance attack him.
Aug. 13, 2009, midnight
S1E8 - Roukakuji Riru
As Adam faces off against Arclight people attempt to flee in order to escape the destruction caused by the fight. However, Riru and a squad of giant Testaments prevent that from happening and it is up to Disk to save them.
Aug. 20, 2009, midnight
S1E9 - Third Shelter
Disk and the others manage to use one of the giant Testaments to sneak inside Simeon Headquarters. However, the group are attacked and separated whilst trying to find Eve and Adam. Meanwhile, Adam faces off against Mio, Kuchinashi and Setsuna in the Third Shelter but the trio prove far more powerful than he previously thought.
Aug. 27, 2009, midnight
S1E10 - Sato Solver
Adam looks back at the first time he met Sato and Solva. Some years ago whilst Adam and Seto were on an assignment for the Guild they encountered a young girl called Solva who is not what she first appears.
Sept. 3, 2009, midnight
S1E11 - Black Attracton
Adam, Sato, Solva and Momiji join forces and are easily able to defeat Mio, Kuchinashi and Setsuna. However, the group must then deal with Eve who has been brainwashed by Kurumi's fragment 'Black Attraction'.
Sept. 10, 2009, midnight
S1E12 - Wild Peach
None
Sept. 18, 2009, midnight
S1E13 - White Hair
None
Sept. 25, 2009, midnight
S1E14 - Lilith Temptation
Kuchinashi unleashes her most powerful weapon, the wickedly deceptive Lillith Temptation.
Oct. 1, 2009, midnight
S1E15 - Fourth Wave
After lying in wait for so long, Saten finally makes his move, revealing just what his fragment actually is.
Oct. 8, 2009, midnight
S1E16 - Aruka Schild
During the battle with the Fourth Great One, her mask is taken off, shocking everyone as to her true identity.
Oct. 15, 2009, midnight
S1E17 - Resistance
As Aruka deals a deadly blow to Cruz, he remembers their early days in the Resistance.
Oct. 22, 2009, midnight
S1E18 - Agnishwattas
As Cruz hovers between life and death, Aruka and Saten try to destroy Blade and his comrades once and for all.
Oct. 29, 2009, midnight
S1E19 - Positive Feedback Zero
Just as Aruka is ready to finish off her brother, she is stopped by an unlikely interloper.
Nov. 5, 2009, midnight
S1E20 - A - B
Blade attempts to steal Arclight's powers, and the origins of the Adam Project are revealed.
Nov. 12, 2009, midnight
S1E21 - A - A
The true nature of the "Adam" and "Eve" test subjects are unveiled at last. And the two "Adam"s have a greater connection than they realize.
Nov. 19, 2009, midnight
S1E22 - 666-member commitee
Blade and Arclight escalate their battle. And Aruka discovers what's really behind Saten's deceitful motives.
Nov. 26, 2009, midnight
S1E23 - Saten
Saten announces his plans for domination and reveals who he plans to have sit by his side as he rules.
Dec. 3, 2009, midnight
S1E24 - Cruz Schild
Saten announces his plans for domination and reveals who he plans to have sit by his side as he rules.
Dec. 10, 2009, midnight
Network: Tokyo MX
Episode Runtime: 24 min.
Season Runtime: 576 min.
Released: July 2, 2009
Last Air Date: Dec. 10, 2009, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: TV-14 / 14+
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